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Town Meadow Park

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Bistort, Pignut +80 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Bistort, Pignut +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Levehulme ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Roch Valley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

20,619 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,619 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2026

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
BatChiroptera2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
American MinkNeovison vison2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐝

Insects18 species

spring

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Eupeodes · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes corollae · Cercopis vulnerata +13

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
EupeodesEupeodes
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024

🌿

Plants83 species

springsummer

2026

Giant Hogweed · Common Bistort · Pignut · Tormentil · Marsh Woundwort +78

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Common SedgeCarex nigra2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
ButterburPetasites hybridus2024
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Mat-grassNardus stricta2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
LilacSyringa vulgaris2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,619 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2026

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
BatChiroptera2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
American MinkNeovison vison2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐝

Insects18 species

spring

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Eupeodes · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes corollae · Cercopis vulnerata +13

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
EupeodesEupeodes
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024

🌿

Plants83 species

springsummer

2026

Giant Hogweed · Common Bistort · Pignut · Tormentil · Marsh Woundwort +78

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Common SedgeCarex nigra2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
ButterburPetasites hybridus2024
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Wood Club-rushScirpus sylvaticus2024
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Mat-grassNardus stricta2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
LilacSyringa vulgaris2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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